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Fleurieu Peninsula

Fleurieu Peninsula
South Australia
Fleurieu Peninsula is located in South Australia
Fleurieu Peninsula
Fleurieu Peninsula
Coordinates35°30′00″S 138°25′48″E / 35.50000°S 138.43000°E / -35.50000; 138.43000

The Fleurieu Peninsula (locally /ˈflɜːrioʊ/ FLUR-ee-oh)[1] is a peninsula in South Australia, located south of Adelaide, the state capital.

History

Before the British came to South Australia, the Kaurna people lived on the western side of the peninsula, and the Ngarrindjeri people lived on the eastern side.[2] They used the plants and animals on the peninsula for food and medicine. They made baskets and ropes from plants like bulrushes and reeds, used wood from trees to make spears, and shaped stones into tools.[3]

The peninsula was named after Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, a French explorer. Another French explorer, Nicolas Baudin, gave it this name in 1802. The name became official in 1911 after Fleurieu’s great-nephew visited Adelaide and suggested naming the peninsula in honor of Fleurieu.[4][5]

Location

A satellite map of Fleurieu Peninsula

The peninsula lies between Gulf St. Vincent and the Southern Ocean.[6] It stretches about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Sellicks Beach in the north to Middleton in the south-east.[7]

Towns and features

Some towns on the peninsula are Victor Harbor, Normanville, Yankalilla and Rapid Bay. . There are also areas called Inman Valley and Hindmarsh Valley. A ferry runs between Cape Jervis at the tip of the peninsula and Kangaroo Island.[8] People surf on both the west and south coasts, with popular spots like Waitpinga and Middleton.

Plants and animals

In the past, the peninsula had many swamps and woodlands that were homes to birds, fish, and other animals like snake-necked turtles, yabbies (small freshwater creatures), rakali (native water rats), ducks, and black swans. Plants included native orchids, guinea flowers, and swamp wattle.[3]

Environment and protection

The swamps on the Fleurieu Peninsula are now very rare and are listed as critically endangered. Less than 4% of the original swamps remain. There is no full plan to save them yet, only some advice on how to protect them.[9]

Since 2021, a group of Aboriginal elders and scientists have been working together to record Aboriginal knowledge about the swamps at Yundi, a place about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Adelaide. They are planning to help restore more of the natural environment on the peninsula. They have also created a seed bank to help with this work.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Fleurieu Peninsula". ABC Pronounce. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Horton, David R. (1996). "Map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Salleh, Anna (27 May 2021). "Indigenous knowledge project could help save endangered Fleurieu Peninsula wetlands". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Brown, Anthony. "The French Connection: a tale of discovery and loss" (PDF). Australian Heritage. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Flinders & Baudin. A French Geographer,. An interview with Count de Fleurieu". The Register. 12 May 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Property Location Browser Report - Placename Details: Fleurieu Peninsula, PEN". The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Bourman, Robert P.; Murray-Wallace, Colin V.; Harvey, Nick (2016). "3: The Fleurieu Peninsula coast" (PDF). Coastal Landscapes of South Australia (Ebook). University of Adelaide Press. doi:10.20851/coast-sa. ISBN 978-1-925261-21-9. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Getting You to iconic Kangaroo Island". Sealink Travel Group. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australian Government. Retrieved 29 May 2021. Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under an Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU) licence.

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